ligeance
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English legiaunce, from Old French ligeance, legeance, ligance; equivalent to liege + -ance; compare allegiance.
Noun
editligeance (plural ligeances)
- (historical, UK, law) allegiance.
References
edit- “ligeance”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editNoun
editligeance
- Alternative form of legiaunce
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